Nursery Manager
Cannabis for Conservation
Mckinleyville, California
| Job Type | Permanent |
| Salary | $38 - $45 per hour |
| Benefits | ● Two weeks paid vacation plus federal holidays (vacation accrual increases with tenure) ● Weekly flex-time, flexible scheduling, and work-from-home options ● Paid sick leave and bereavement leave ● Three months full-paid parental leave and a monthly chil |
| Deadline | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Min. Experience | 2 - 4 years |
Cannabis for Conservation is seeking a Nursery Manager to lead the development and operation of a native plant nursery supporting the organization's restoration work across Humboldt, Trinity, and Mendocino Counties. This role sits at the intersection of horticulture and restoration planning, ensuring a reliable supply of native plants and seed for projects working to stabilize slopes, restore watersheds, and rebuild biodiverse landscapes across Northern California.
As CFC continues to scale, this position will play a key role in building out nursery infrastructure, propagation systems, and staffing from the ground up, while also developing the long-term business and sustainability plan that will integrate nursery production into future grants and partnerships. Working closely with restoration planners, project managers, and the Natural Resources Program Director, you'll coordinate plant production with installation schedules, troubleshoot site-level planting challenges, and help the nursery grow into a self-sustaining part of CFC's restoration model.
If you're energized by propagation science, building systems from scratch, and growing the plant material behind real-world restoration outcomes, we want to hear from you.
- Based out of Blue Lake, CA (North Coast region required)
- Full-time | $38–45/hr DOE | Excellent benefits
- First application review date: Oct. 22nd
Applicants should submit materials through the Google Form linked at our website here. The form will require you to fill out specific questions regarding your experience and skills as well as:
- A thoughtful cover letter describing your interest and relevant experience, in PDF format (as a fun easter egg, please work in a banana slug somewhere in your letter);
- One to two page resume or CV; and
- Contact information for two professional references; including at least one current or former supervisor (Note: all applications are held in confidence; references will not be contacted until later in the interview process with the candidate’s prior knowledge.)
Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the successful candidate is selected.)
Please use the following file naming convention for cover letter and CV uploads: Lastname-Firstname-Resume.pdf and Lastname-Firstname-CoverLetter.pdf.
When you apply, please indicate that you are responding to the posting on Conservation Job Board.
| Category | Botany , Restoration |
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